Defining International Aggression
The Search for World Peace


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A Documentary History and Analysis
By Benjamin B. Ferencz

Volume 1

Volume 1 — Contents

• Author's Preface

• Introduction by Louis B. Sohn

PART ONE: THE TRADITION OF WAR AND THE ASPIRATION FOR PEACE

(1) A Glance at History to the First World War (to 1918)

(2) The League of Nations

(a) The Peace Conference and the Covenant (1918-1920)

(b) The Draft Treaty of Mutual Assistance (1923)

(c) The Protocol for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes (1924)

(3) Early Security Plans Outside the League

(a) The Treaty of Mutual Guarantee and Treaties of Locarno (1925)

(b) The Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference and Model Treaties of Non-Aggression (1926-1928)

(c) The General Treaty for the Renunciation of War, -- (The Kellogg-Briand Pact) (1928)

(4) The Road to World War Two

(a) The Beginning of the End (1929-1932)

(b) The Futile Disarmament Conference (1932-1934)

(c) The Proposed Soviet Definition of Aggression and the Politis Report (1933)

(d) The League Crumbles (1933-1940)

Notes

PART TWO THE AFTERMATH OF WORLD WAR II

(1) The San Francisco Conference and the Birth of the U.N. Charter. (Apr. 25 - June 26, 1945)

(2) The London Conference and the Charter of the International Military Tribunal. (June - Aug. 1945)

(3) The Nuernberg War Crimes Trials. (Aug. 1945 - June 1949)

(4) The Tokyo War Crimes Trial. (1946-1948)

Notes

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DOCUMENTS

PART ONE: THE TRADITION OF WAR AND THE ASPIRATION FOR PEACE

1. The Covenant of the League of Nations (1920)

2. League of Nations, Official Journal, Spec. Supp. No. 16, Records of the Fourth Assembly, Minutes of the Third Committee (1923)

   (a) Resolutions XIV and XV and Views of Delegations

   (b) Draft Treaty of Mutual Assistance

   (c) Commentary on the Definition of Aggression by the Temporary Mixed Commission

3. League of Nations, Official Journal, Spec. Supp. No. 26, Records of the Fifth Assembly, Minutes of the Third Committee (1924)

   (a) Government's Reply to Draft Treaty of Mutual Assistance

   (b) Draft Prepared by an American Group

   (c) Analysis of the Draft Treaty and American Draft

   (d) Protocol for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes

   (e) Reports of the First and Third Committees

4. League of Nations - Treaty Series, 1926

   Treaty of Mutual Guarantee between Germany, Belgium, France, Great Britain and Italy, Locarno (1925)

5. League of Nations, Official Journal, Spec. Supp. No. 53.

   Declaration Concerning Wars of Aggression (1927)

6. League of Nations - Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference (1928)

   Committee on Arbitration and Security (C.A.S.)

   Memorandum of M. Politis and M. Rutgers

7. League of Nations - Treaty Series (1929)

   General Treaty for Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy, Paris (The Kellogg-Briand Pact) (1928)

8. League of Nations - Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments, Conf. Documents, Vol. I - The French (1932)

9. League of Nations - Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments, Minutes of the General Commission, Series B, Vol. II, Feb. 6 (1933)

   U.S.S.R. Proposed Definition of Aggression

10. League of Nations - Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments, Series D, Vol. 5, Minutes of the Political Commission

    General Discussion on Aggression (1933)

11. League of Nations - Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments, General Commission, Conf. D. C.G./108, May 24 (1933)

    The Politis Report

12. League of Nations - Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments, Committee on Security Questions, Conf. Doc. D./C.G./108 (a) (1933)

    Continuation of the Politis Report

    Continuation of the Politis Report with Annex

13. League of Nations - Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments, Series B, Minutes of the General Commission, Vol. II, Dec. 14 - June 29 (1932-1933)

    Discussion on Definition of Aggression

14. League of Nations - Treaty Series (1934)

    Convention for the Definition of Aggression, U.S.S.R. and Others, London, July 3, 4, 5 (1933)

15. League of Nations - Treaty Series (1938)

    Treaty of Non-Aggression, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and Turkey, Teheran, July 8, (1937)

16. League of Nations, Official Journal - 20th Year

    Finland's Complaint Against the U.S.S.R. (1939)

PART TWO: THE AFTERMATH OF WORLD WAR II

1. The United Nations Conference on International Organization, 18 Vols. (1945) - Apr. 25 - June 26, 1945 (Extracts)

   (a) The Dumbarton Oaks Proposals for a General International Organization

   (b) Observations of the Czech Government

   (c) Proposals by Bolivia, Including a Definition of Aggression

   (d) Philippine Delegation Proposed Amendments

   (e) Proposed Amendments by Greece

   (f) Amendments Proposed by United States, United Kingdom, U.S.S.R. and China

   (g) Amendments by Other Governments

   (h) Committee III/3 Discussion on Aggression

   (i) Report of M. Paul-Boncour

2. Report of Robert H. Jackson, U.S. Rep. to the International Conference on Military Trials (ICMT), London, 1945

   Dept. of State Publ. 3080, International Org. and Conf. Series II, European and British Commonwealth 1, June 26, August 8, 1945 (Extracts)

   (a) American Draft of Proposals to Foreign Ministers

   (b) Report of Jackson to President (Extracts)

   (c) Draft Charter by Drafting Committee

   (d) United States Proposal

   (e) Minutes of Conference

   (f) Minutes of Conference

   (g) Revised Definition of Aggression

   (h) United States Revised Definition of Crimes

   (i) Minutes of Conference (Extracts)

   (j) Agreement and Charter

3. Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression, Vol. 1

   (a) The Indictment (Extracts)

   (b) Opening Address of Justice Jackson (Extracts)

4. Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression - Spec. Vol. Opinion and Judgment (Extracts)

5. Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals Under Control Council Law No. 10, Vol. XV

   Jurisdictional Basis

6. Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals Under Control Courncil Law No. 10, Vol. XIV

   Judgment in Ministries Case (Extracts)

7. Trial of Japanese War Criminals - United States Department of State, Publ. 2613, Far Eastern Series 12

   (a) Charter of the IMT for the Far East

   (b) The Indictment (Extracts)

8. The judgment of the IMT for the Far East (Extracts)

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